countries. Although no battles had been fought on American soil‚ citizens of the U.S still felt the after effects of such a massive war. Many families had lost brothers and fathers while many more had poured all of their finances into the war effort. America felt tricked into World War One‚ and many people were not anxious to go through something like that again. The War left our economy in chaos‚ causing the Great Depression. A majority of americans felt that America should focus on itself‚ ignoring
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The pursuit of the American Dream is sought after by many. Most people feel that America is the land of opportunity. Because of these opportunities‚ America gives us a chance to make our dream a reality. My American Dream is to have a good career. Having my dream career is important to me because it will make my life easier‚ help me stay responsible‚ and will never feel like an actual job. If you love what you do‚ then you will never work a day in your life. By having my dream career
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Different persons of diverse places have assorted definitions for the word American. One of the most shared is a person that comes from the United States of America can be born in the United States of America moved to or even dual citizenship. People normally of what are the standards of an American but there is always the doubt of what an American is? One of the definitions as aforementioned is to be a United States of America citizen not concerning if is naturalized citizen or if obtained a
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a desire to learn to the uttermost from other nations. ~Francis John McConnell I believe in America because we have great dreams - and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. ~Wendell L. Wilkie To me‚ being an American means feeling safe. ~Currielene Armstrong We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls. ~Robert J. McCracken It is sweet to serve
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American Ginseng Conservation Law Derek Mullins 3/April/2012 When I was a young boy‚ my grandmother helped me to distinguish just what a hard life was. She told me about “the old days”‚ when she was a twelve year old girl. Now when my grandmother was twelve‚ it was the year 1930. The Great Depression had just begun‚ and it was “hard times” for almost everyone. Now magnify the difficulty of those times with who my grandmother was: a poor West Virginia mountain girl. When she was twelve
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The Early American Republic Unit 2 Review **Answer questions 2–3‚ 6‚ 9‚ and 17 on p. 130. •What was the Declaration of Independence? What basic propositions did it make? -It was a document declaring American independence and explaining the reasons for it. It denounced the king of England and advanced the idea of natural rights. •Define natural rights. How did Jefferson use this concept to justify the Declaration of Independence? -They are fundamental rights that all people possess and that
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date the start of the history of the United States is debated among historians. Older textbooks start with thearrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background‚ or they start in 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.[1][2] Indigenous peoples lived in what is now the United States for thousands
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Jacqueline Delgado Mrs. Pierce Junior English September 27‚ 2012 What is an American? Thousands of Americans around the country ask themselves the same question; “What is an American?” National pride in one’s country is common‚ but does one truly know what one’s country is made of? The American people cannot be defined in one word. American society is created by many different shapes and colors to paint one massive masterpiece of freedom‚ justice and equality. America became a land for people
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will aid in economic improvement. The possibility of attaining these resources directly correlates to the political and economic atmosphere‚ both domestic and international. This paper will attempt to determine if this theory relates to the Indian American ethnic group. The flourishing geopolitical relationship between the United States and India‚ combined with an atmosphere of increasing competitiveness among the international community in regards to technological advancement and innovation led to
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today’s America‚ the Native Americans only make up about 1% of the American population. The other 99% are either immigrants or descendants of immigrants. The American people mostly reside of immigrants who originally came to America to seek freedom‚ independence‚ and the equality of opportunity. America a nation based on a multicultural society where a lot of subcultures come together and create one big culture by the values they have in common. Because of that the American people doesn’t identify themselves
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